The Queen and Prince Philip, who were married in 1947, celebrate their platinum wedding anniversary on 20 November.

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We look through seven decades of marriage in pictures, including moments when the couple have stood together through pivotal events in history.

The royal wedding, 20 November 1947

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Princess Elizabeth and The Duke of Edinburgh were married at Westminster Abbey.
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Crowds gathered outside Buckingham Palace for a glimpse of the couple.
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The Queen's coronation 1953

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Queen Elizabeth on the way to her coronation at Westminster Abbey.
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1950s

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The Royal Family enjoy some homemade entertainment.

1960s

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With President John F Kennedy and his wife Jackie at Buckingham Palace.
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The Queen celebrates her 39th birthday with Philip and her children, who by this time also include Andrew and Edward

1970s

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The Queen photographs her horse Columbus on the first day of the 1974 Badminton Horse Trials.
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The couple relax at Balmoral Castle with their dog Tinker, a cross between a corgi and long haired dachshund.

1980s

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The Queen waves as Concorde flies past the Royal Yacht Britannia near Barbados.
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The wedding of the Prince and Princess of Wales.
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Taking photos on the South Sea Islands of Tuvalu.
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Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip visit the Great Wall of China in 1986.

1990s

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Celebrating the 70th birthday of Baroness Thatcher in 1995.
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Viewing floral tributes to Diana, Princess of Wales, at Buckingham Palace in 1997.
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At the Birmingham Hippodrome for the 1999 Royal Variety Performance.
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Marking the new millennium with a glass of champagne in Greenwich, London.

2000s

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Concentrating at Strathclyde Fire Brigade's Command and Control Centre.
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A parade for the Queen's Golden Jubilee in 2002.
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Leaving the funeral of the Queen Mother in 2002.
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The couple enjoy a musical performance in the Abbey Gardens, Bury St Edmunds in 2002.
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Holding hands at the State Opening of Parliament.
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A garden party in Buckingham Palace.
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The Queen views her 1947 wedding gown and 13-foot bridal trail at an exhibition to mark her diamond wedding anniversary in 2007.
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The annual Trooping the Colour parade in 2009.

2010s

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During a service at St Paul's Cathedral to mark the Centenary of the Order of the British Empire in 2017.